Voters can get a rapid-fire rundown of all nine statewide ballot questions at a “speed dating” event Thursday at Greenfield Community College. “Speed Dating With the MA Ballot Questions,” co-hosted by ...

AMHERST — A metal silhouette of Emily Dickinson, stolen from its perch at the corner of Main and Lessey streets earlier this month, was recovered over the weekend. The silhouette, installed in 1996, ...

NORTHAMPTON — The state Appeals Court on Friday upheld the convictions of a 46-year-old South Hadley man who indecently assaulted a patient while working as a physical therapist at Cooley Dickinson ...

I’ve spent 20 years around sports and sometimes I still find myself questioning whether a particular experience is actually best for my own children. Youth sports have become complicated. There are ...

LEVERETT — A longtime resident intends to mount an effort to get the Pledge of Allegiance read before all Town Meetings, an idea that received a cool reception from the Select Board this week. Donald ...

Massachusetts is now one of the most expensive states in the nation in which to own a home, with a median housing price close to $700,000. We have this problem, in part, because of minimum-lot-size ...

AMHERST — Amherst officials and Jones Library staff are marking Banned Books Week with both a proclamation and a brief video, encouraging people to read children’s, teen and adult books that have been ...

Northampton's Will Senn-McNally looks to kick the ball during a soccer game against West Springfield in Northampton, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. DANIEL JACOBI II / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's ...

From early voting Oct. 17-30, and on Election Day Nov. 3, Massachusetts voters are presented with 9 ballot questions. A “yes” vote on Question 9 will keep in place the 2024 law that increases the ...

Smith Vocational's Hecmarie Diaz Lopez celebrates a point during a volleyball game against Sci-Tech in Northampton, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get ...

In January 2002, investigative reporters in Boston revealed that a Catholic archdiocese had kept moving a priest, John Geoghan, from parish to parish after learning what he had done. What followed ...

AMHERST — Officials are considering amending a town bylaw in light of a lawsuit over a recent Zoning Board of Appeals determination that a Newell Court accessory dwelling unit is too large to comply ...